Ligia Saatgian
Metrolinx/Director, Elevated Guideway and Stations, Ontario Line / Directeur, Voie de guidage surélevée et gares, ligne Ontario
2025 Salary
$221,317Total compensation $222,370, including $1,054 in taxable benefits.
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#155Metrolinx
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$226,0392024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$101,216 in 2015 is worth about $131,277 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Elevated Guideway and Stations, Ontario Line / Directeur, Voie de guidage surélevée et gares, ligne OntarioMetrolinx | $221,317Benefits $1,054Total $222,370 |
| 2024 | Director, North Civils / Gestionnaire, North CivilsMetrolinx | $226,039Benefits $267Total $226,306 |
| 2023 | Director, North Civils / Gestionnaire, North CivilsMetrolinx / Metrolinx | $205,671Benefits $264Total $205,935 |
| 2022 | Director, North Civils / Gestionnaire, Génie civil nordMetrolinx | $194,585Benefits $257Total $194,842 |
| 2021 | Director, Surface Alignment, Tunnels and Commissioning/Directrice, Tracés de surface, tunnels et mise en serviceMetrolinx | $184,638Benefits $244Total $184,882 |
| 2020 | Director, Surface Alignment, Tunnels and Commissioning/Directrice, Tracés de surface, tunnels et mise en serviceMetrolinx | $174,048Benefits $224Total $174,272 |
| 2019 | Director, Surface Alignment, Tunnels and Commissioning/Directrice, Tracés de surface, tunnels et mise en serviceMetrolinx | $154,771Benefits $186Total $154,957 |
| 2018 | Senior Project Manager/Gestionnaire de projet principaleMetrolinx | $137,988Benefits $165Total $138,153 |
| 2017 | Manager, Civil Infrastructure Design/Gestionnaire, Infrastructure civile conceptionMetrolinx | $127,302Benefits $149Total $127,451 |
| 2016 | Manager, Civil Infrastructure - Design / Gestionnaire, Infrastructure civile – conceptionMetrolinx | $123,308Benefits $144Total $123,452 |
| 2015 | Manager, Civil Infrastructure (Design) / Gestionnaire, Infrastructure civile (conception)Metrolinx | $101,216Benefits $82Total $101,298 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $221,317 Ligia Saatgian earned in 2025, roughly $141,577 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 36.0%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $226,039, that is a drop of about 2%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 11 years in all, first in 2015. Most Crown Agencies employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$141,577
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.0%
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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.